High School: A 2007 graduate of Desert Mountain High School (Scottsdale, Ariz.)... lettered three times each in cross country and track & field... captained both teams as a junior and senior... earned first-team all-state as a senior... two-time all-region honoree... AIA Scholar-Athlete award recipient as a sophomore, junior and senior... selected as the team MVP three times... ranks fourth on the DMHS all-time Top 10 lists in both the 1,600m and 3,200m runs... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Majoring in business management... parents are Michael and Pamela Mason... has three siblings: brothers Alex and Luke and sister Jessie... brother Alex currently runs cross country and track & field at Georgetown University... father Mike (1978-79) and uncle Russ Mason (1976-80) competed for Arizona State... born March 31, 1989, in Scottsdale, Ariz.... hobbies include music and running... full name is Zachary Taylor Mason.